On 13 December, the EU-funded BOMCA 10 programme handed over the mobile unit for the Department of Chemicalization Protection and Quarantine of Plants of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan (Department), installed at the checkpoint “Madaniyat”, located in Nooken district in Djalal-Abad region.

This initiative aimed at improving the quality of operations of the checkpoint “Madaniyat” and strengthening phytosanitary control at the border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, which includes a fully equipped mobile unit (service premises), state-of-the-art ICT equipment, and ergonomic office furniture.

The official handover ceremony took place during the meeting between BOMCA Regional manager in Central Asia, Mr. Maris Domins, and Regional management of the Department in Djalal-Abad region.

The total value of the transferred equipment amounted to 10,987 EUR. These items were purchased by BOMCA 10 to further strengthen the operational capabilities of the respective agency to address trade facilitation priorities, which in its turn supports the achievement of results under the BOMCA programme.